Monday, November 28, 2016

Monday, November 21, 2016

#10: Data Collection Tools & Skills

#1: I really want to become a preschool teacher. Data Collection Tools cannot really be used in that grade level because teachers assess them by observing what they are learning how to do through class time and games, not online work. Since I have observed older grades, that is the grade levels I would use them on. I would use Data Collection Tools to assess how far along my students are with their work and knowledge. Most of the assignments will be turned in through some kind of online software so it will be graded automatically, and alert the teacher aka me if the student is below the average. The subject matter could literally be any subject a teacher wants to assign work too. 

#2: From reviewing my classmates' blogs, I realized there are a lot more technology based software out there than I ever thought there could be. From Edmodo to Diigo, technology can help teachers out so much if the teacher uses those kinds of software correctly. I knew all about the Microsoft Office software, but I learned so much more while doing these blogs and practicing them during class.

#3: I would probably really enjoy learning more about the technology in the sports lab that we visited. I really like the whole idea behind the ADD/ADHD learning. The different technologies used within that field would help a lot of different students that need to be active at the same time they are learning. I could take different classes that have things to do with that certain field, and those variety of technologies.

Monday, November 14, 2016

#9: Flipped Classroom, "Open" Terms, and PowerPoint

#1: "The Flipped Classroom" is a delivery model that does educational video casts. The idea is to actually flip the way students and teachers actually spend classroom time. This would be how a student would watch to a prerecorded lecture for homework whether they were absent for real class time or if they want more information before going to class. This delivery model has expanded a lot since it first was started, and now a diverse group of teachers use this kind of tool. This world is changing into an all technology kind of world, and this is one of the technology tools in education that is helping teachers and students change with it. http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ is an example of a free website that students can go to and learn more information about different subjects and lessons.

#2: For open education, this is being used so a wide variety of students can have access to learning material. One prime example said in the podcast is MIT's open education. It is called MIT open courseware, https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm  , and it is free educational videos that anyone with a computer and wifi can access it. Teachers also use open educational tools for inspiration on what and how to teach their students certain lessons and concepts.

#3: During the PowerPoint Interaction project, I learned many new things that I didn't know before. I never realized that someone could go through a powerpoint without actually technically clicking to the next slide. I really liked this project because it is a whole new way to look at the PowerPoint software. 

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

5 tools for an awesome presentation


5 tools for an awesome presentation-By Samid Razzak from Md. Samid Razzak

This presentation stood out to me because it is very straight to the point. The background pictures are nice to look at, but don't take away from the information being said on the slide. Every slide only has a couple of words, so no one can get distracted or bored from reading all the slides.